Ornamentation



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Patented Dec. 21, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE to Evans Case Company,

North Attleboro,

Mass, a corporation of Massachusetts Application March 1, 1937, Serial No. 128,498

17 Claims.

The invention relates to ornamentation which is produced by using a beaded mesh fabric. The specific mesh fabric the use of which especially is preferred is that type made of cords or strings or Wires or the like which may be held in suitable patterns preferably by means of plastic material. The plastic material employed to hold the strands in position in mesh fabric may itself form or simulate an ornamental bead or may have applied to or embodied in it an ornamental bead. One type especially appropriate in this connection is a plastic means which holds a glass, rhinestone, or other material which is so shaped as to have a major circumference larger than its exposed end in such a way that the plastic overlies the major circumference in such a way as to hold the rhinestone, etc., rigidly in position with a suitable portion of it exposed.

In such a construction ordinarily the strands of the mesh are more or less flexible so that lateral tension on the strands may tend to deform the mesh. Another incident of the structure is that when the mesh is fastened to any other material by contact with its lateral edges only it may not lie fiat but may bulge and tend to get out of shape. When the cords or strands terminate at the beads including the plastic, as has been the practice, methods and means for applying mesh fabric to various structures and un- 30 derlying portions which they ,are to ornament has been dimcult and unsatisfactory. The applying of retaining means bearing against the plastic may cause the plastic to slip on the strands or may cause the plastic to break and release 33 the strands. To be sure the terminal row or more of beads may-be broken and removed from the strands so as to allow the strands themselves to be grasped and fixed to the device to be ornamented but this is a relatively slow, uncertain procedure and is expensive because it requires considerable manipulation and also destroys and wastes numerous beads. Moreover such procedure may deteriorate and materially weaken the strands where the bead is removed near at least their ends which should be strong to hold the mesh in place.

Because of the fact that the meshes are flexible and readily distorted it has been found that the convenient, successful and satisfactory way to hold the meshes in position includes rigidly fastening the ends of the strands on which the beads are seated. For this purpose the present invention contemplates extending the cords considerably past or beyond the beads thus leaving for manipulation and fastening strong, free, um

obstructed and undisturbed ends of the strands. In some instances the mesh may be made of a single series of parallel strands having throughout a portion of their lengths plastic beads of material holding them in position at intervals but having suitable portions of the strands extending beyond the beaded portion at one or both ends. Another form the mesh may take may include cords or strands crossing each other at right angles or other suitable angles fastened in position at the crossing points on the strands by beads including plastic surrounding the strands. In such a mesh for the purposes of the present invention the strands will have free ends extending beyond the crossing points with the other strands at one or both ends so as to leave readily available exposed and untreated portions of the strands by which the mesh may be fastened in place. The positioning or fastening of the mesh by the ends of the strands may allow a tightening or possible stretching of the strands themselves in a longitudinal direction to retain the mesh in its desired form and position and free from the deformation which may come from pulling and fastening it sideways. The side fastening of the mesh at intermediate points in the strands may .tend to allow sagging and displacement of the mesh and an appearance simulating displacement of the beads in the mesh, While longitudinal stretching of the strands may tend to avoid sagging and act to hold the fabric and its beads in the proper desired position.

The accompanying drawings illustrate embodiments and applications of the invention. Figure 1 is a plan View of mesh made Without 'free ends. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing one form of ornamental bead held by the plastic. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 1 showing another form of ornamental 40 bead held by the plastic. Fig. l is a plan View of mesh having cords extending beyond the beads and illustrating methods of manipulating and mounting mesh. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. "Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view of mesh showing the extended cords prepared for mounting mesh on a cylinder. Fig. '7 is an end view of-a cylinder on which mesh has been mounted. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a plan view of mesh including crossed strands the ends of which extend considerably beyond the beads. Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic sectional view illustrating one method of mounting mesh on a supporting fabric. Figs. 11, 12, and 13 are more or Fig. 14. Fig. 16 is a diagrammatic view indicat-v ing another pattern into which the mesh may be cut. Fig. 17 is a diagrammatic view indicating the shape of an article which may be produced by using mesh out into the pattern of Fig. 16. Fig. 18 is a diagrammatic view indicating an ornamented article including cylinders such as are indicated in Figs. '7 and 8. Fig. 19 is a dia gramrnatic illustration of a bag or purse indicating one form of ornamentation which may be produced by such an arrangement as illustrated in Fig. 10.

In Fig. 1 is illustrated a mesh madeof strands which are parallel to each other and'which are 7 held into the mesh by means of beads- M which as illustrated are alternated in such a way that one seriesof beads, for instance, holds together the two outermost strands 3i and the second series holds together the second and third strands while the other series holds together the third and fourth strands, etc. The cords'or strands 30 may be made of any suitable material and may be colored in any'suitable way. The beads 31 may be of any suitable material. Preferablythey will be made of or will'include a plastic to grasp and hold the strands. The plastic may be of any color corresponding to or contrasting with the color of the strands and the various beads may be of the same or different colors. The beads may consist entirely of a plastic which may be of uniform or different characters or shapes to produce any desired ornament. Preferably the plastic in each head in addition to holding the cords in position will also hold in position insets 32 or 33 which may be of any suitable material, glass. rhinestones and the like being especially suitable. The inset elements may be of various shapes. All the inserted elements of a mesh may be alike or they may be varied in a single mesh. For purposes of illustration there is ind cated in Fig. 2 an inset 32 which has one side fiat and which tapers upwardly therefrom. Plastic material 34 encloses cords 31 and rises slightly above the base of 32 at its largest diameter in order to .holdthe element 32 in place with its crown or outer surface'exposed. As illus trated in Fig. 3 the inset element 33' instead of having a fiat base has a tapered or conical base and it is set into the plastic 34 in such way that the plastic incloses the cords 3| and also extends slightly beyond the largest diameter of the element 33 and leaves a considerable portion of it exposed for ornament.

It will be noted in Fig. 1 that the strands 30 do not extend beyond the top and bottom rows of the beads 3 l. Mesh thus made may, of course, be fastened to another element by engaging the strands 30 at points intermediate the beads 3 I. The chest of this will be to tend to put a laterally extending tension upon the mesh which may tend to pull it out of shape. If it is desired to fasten the mesh at its ends this must be done by fastening the end row of heads 3! or byrlemoving one or two rows of beads at the ends of the strands, thus wasting a considerable portion: of

the mesh and interfering with the integrity of the strands 3B. In order to avoid thus. difli'culty and make it possible to keep the mesh; in proper with a suitable adhesive.

form and mounted properly by the cords themselves the mesh preferably will be made in the form shown in Fig. 4. in which the cords 30 extend to a considerable extent beyond the beads 3i at one or both ends. The number of strands used may vary with the Width of mesh desired and the length of the mesh may be varied by varying the number of beads or by varying the distance between the beads. In Fig. 4 the cords are shown as extending beyond the beads at both ends, the

cords below having longer free portions than the cords above. The amount the cords extend beyond the ends of the beads may vary in accordance with the desires of the manufacturer or the use towhich the mesh is to be put. Since the cost of the cords or strands ordinarily is very slight it may be desirable in all instances to extend the cords considerably beyond the ends of the mesh and merely cut them and waste the portions of the cords not needed. In order to keep the free extended ends of'the cords from tangling an adhesive strip 35 of any suitable material may be applied at suitable points such as'at; or toward the ends of the cords in orderly extended position. This may be of paper or other material provided It'may be cheap since it is for temporary use and need not permanently and rigidly hold the cords. Such strips as 35 tend not merely to hold the cords in position andkeep them from tangling but form a ready and convenient means for handling, placing and manipulating the mesh while it is being installed into the position it is to finally take to produce the ornamentation desired. Thus it may be desired to fasten the'mesh to a fabric so that it may ornament the fabric. This may be done by placing two pieces of fabric 36 and 31 one on each side of the strands 3t and sewing through them as indicated at 38-. This will firmly fasten the strands 30 to the fabric and may be conveniently done by employing the adhesive members 35 to place in position and hold the mesh in proper relation to the fabric 35 and 3'! while the sewing 38 is being done. When this has been accomplished the strands 30 may be cut so as to entirely remove the temporary holder 35. In this condition the ornamental mesh will be attached to the edge of the fabric as illustrated in Fig. 5 or the mesh illustrated as extending upwardly in Fig. 5' may be turned downward about the upper edge of the fabric 36 so that the mesh will overlie the fabric 36 which may show through the mesh. Numerous other arrangements may be made by other types of sewing or the like.

When it is desired to have the mesh cover'a cylindrical or irregularly shaped member 39 such as is illustrated in Fig. 18 at the mouth of the bag 40 the method illustrated in Figs. 6, '7, and 8' may be employed. Adjacent strands 3e are tied together a short way beyond the end row of beads 3| and the marginal strands 30 may in a similar manner be tied together to hold together the sides of the mesh. The entire width of mesh chosen for this purpose will be substantially equivalent to the circumference of the irregularly shaped or cylindrical block 4|. The mesh may then be placed about the sides of the block M in such a way that the tied ends 42 of the cords lie on the ends of thecylinder. In this position an ornamental tack 43 having a head more or less sub- '30 and knots 42 so as to hold the mesh in position on the block 41. The other end of the mesh may iii) be similarly arranged and mounted on the other endof the block 4| so that the mesh forms an ornamental covering for the cylindrical member 39. As indicated in Fig. 18 this cylindrical member may be associated with suitably shaped and formed material 40 which may be ornamented with mesh or not so as to form any desired bag or receptacle.

In Fig. 9 is illustrated a mesh similarly formed of strands 33. The strands 35 are here illustrated as crossing each other at right angles although it is obvious that they might cross at other angles and more than two series of strands might be employed. The strands are fastened at their junction points by beads 3| leaving free and unaffected the extended ends of the strands 30. For avoiding tangling and for convenience of manipulation these free ends may have applied to them adhesive strips such as the strips. 35 illustrated in Fig. 4. When it is desired to produce an ornament'within the borders of a fabric such as illustrated in Fig. 19 for instance, such a mesh may be especially useful. In order to conveniently, economically, and firmly fasten such a mesh to the fabric the scheme illustrated in Fig. 10 may be employed in which a layer 44 of fabric to be ornamented may if desired be. provided with a reinforcing backing 45. The ends of the strands 35 near the outer rows of beads 3| may then be passed through the fabric 44 and fastened in any suitable manner on the back thereof. For instance, as indicated in Fig. 10, the strands 30 may extend through the back member 45 and may individually be interwoven in the backing. It may be convenient to thread each of the strands 35 through a needle'which may lead the strands through the fabric 45 and fasten them as by sewing into the backing 45. Of course the mesh of the character illustrated in Fig. 4 made only of a single series of strands may likewise be fastened on to a fabric by passing the ends of the strands 35 through the fabric as indicated in Fig. 10.

In Fig. 11 is indicated a method of fastening mesh over a fabric in a rigid member such as the frame of a hand bag or the like. For this purpose a bar 46 of metal or the like may have wrapped around it the edge of a fabric 47 and over this may be passed the ends of thestrands 30. Over these and holding them in place may be passed a U-shaped member 48 which maybe forced into, somewhat compressed and frictionally engaged by the U-shaped bag frame member 49. It will be apparent that this will hold the mesh in position over the fabric 41 which may make up the body of the bag which may or may not be provided witha lining.

In Fig. 12 is illustrated diagrammatically a simpler scheme in which bands of fabric or thelike 5i! and 5! may be arranged with the ends of the strands 30 between them. The strands 30 may then be bent so that the fabrics 55 and 5| form a reinforcing ridge along and beyond the endmost row of beads 3| in the mesh. An angle or other shaped member 52 forming a portion of a bag frame and provided with suitable perforations 53 at its edge may be laid against this and a wire or thread 55 may be passed through the perforations 53 and the fabrics at and 5| to hold the mesh in proper relation with the frame 52.

Another scheme is illustrated in Fig. 13 in which. the ends of individual strands 30 are passed through perforations 53 in the frame member 52 and tied so as to hold the mesh in position.

Mesh made of parallel cords as illustrated in Fig. 4 may also be employed to form a bag or receptacle. Thus as illustrated in Fig. 14 the mesh may be cut into a suitable pattern leaving the strand ends 35 extending a suitable distance at the ends. The pattern may then be folded on the broken lines in Fig. 14 to produce such a form as illustrated in Fig. 15.. The meeting sides may be held together by zig-zag stitching illustrated diagrammatically at 54 leaving free at the top of the bag the extended ends of the strands.

In Fig. 16 is diagrammatically illustrated a Piece of mesh made of crossed strands which has been cut into a suitable pattern leaving extending at four sides ends of the strands 3B. The mesh cut as in Fig. 16 may be folded on the broken lines into the form illustrated in Fig. 17 in which the contacting cut edges may be held together by zig-zag stitching 54 leaving free the extending strand around the open edge of the head.

The extending ends of the strands 35 in Figs. 15 and 17 may be provided with the holding adhesive strips such as illustrated at 35 in Fig. 4 and. may be attached to bag frames in any suitable manner especially such as illustrated in Figs. 11, 12, and 13.

Itwill be seen that the adhesive strip 35 may be relied onto prevent the strands from tangling and twisting or deforming the mesh. The strip 35 may be used as a convenient handle for moving the mesh from place to place or from packages in which it may be shipped. A strip: such as 35 may also serve as convenient means for manipulating and handling the mesh for its incorporation into any other device it may be desired to ornament. by the strip 35 and properly positioned against the fabric 4'! in such an arrangement as illustrated in Fig. 11. By the strip 35 the strands 30 may be all turned over the bar 46 and they may be held tight in place by holding the strip while the member 48 in put in place and while the whole is assembled in the frame member 49. The strip 35 may also serve its purpose as a manipulating handle for assembling the mesh into other structures including those shown in other figures of the drawings. Y

The matter herein illustrated and described shows applications of the ornamentation but the invention is not specifically confined thereto but may be embodied in other forms and arrangements.

I claim as my invention:

1. The method of mounting a mesh made of substantially parallel cords having beads including plastic holding the cords in position throughout a portion of their lengths and leaving their ends free, comprising placing an adhesive member on the free ends so as to hold them in position, and attaching between the beads and the adhesive member a member to which the mesh is to be permanently attached.

2. The method of mounting a mesh made of substantially parallel cords having beads including plastic holding the cords in position throughout a portion of their lengths and having their ends free, comprising placing an adhesive member on the free ends so as to hold them in position, placing the mesh on a backing member, folding both the backing member and the mesh on a frame member adjacent the beads, and

placing a covering clamping frame member about the backing and mesh on the first mentioned frame member.

3. A bag comprising a frame and a mesh made of substantially parallel cords having beads in- For instance the mesh may be lifted holding together the edges of the mesh.

4. A bag comprising a frame, a mesh, portions of which are cut away made of substantially parallel cords crossed throughout a portion of their lengths, beads including plastic holding the cords in position at their crossing points, but leaving the cord ends free, means for fastening the free ends of the cords to the frame so as to bring into contact the cut edges, and means to fasten together the cut edges. 5. A mesh made of substantially parallel cords, beads including plastic holding the cords inposition throughout a portion of their lengths and leaving their ends free, an adhesive member holding the free ends in position so that the mesh may be placed in permanent position by attachment between the beads and the adhesive.

6. The method of mounting a mesh made of,

substantially parallel cords having beads including plastic holding the cords in position throughout a portion of their lengths and leaving their ends free, comprising placing an adhesive memher on the free ends so as' to hold them in position, and sewing between the beads and the adhesive a backing to which the mesh is to be permanently attached.

'7. The method of mounting a mesh made of substantially parallel cords having beads including plastic holding the cords in position throughout a portion of their lengths and having their ends free, comprising placing an adhesive memher on the free ends so as to hold them in position, placing the mesh on a backing member, folding both the backing member and the mesh on a frame member adjacent the beads, and attaching the backing and mesh on a member with which it is to be used.

8. A bag comprising a frame and a mesh made of substantially parallel cords having beads including plastic holding the cords in position throughout a portion of their lengths and leaving their ends free, means for fastening the free ends of the cords to the frame, and means for holding together the edges of the mesh. 7 V

9. A bag comprising a frame, a mesh, portions of which are cut away made of substantially parallel cords crossed throughout a portion of their lengths, beads including plastic holding the cords in position at their crossing points, but leaving the cord ends free, means for fastening the free ends of the cords to a frame so as to bring into contact the cut edges, and a zig-zag thread to fasten together the cut edges.

10. The method of mounting a mesh made of substantially parallel cords having beads including plastic holding the cords in position throughout a portion of their lengths and leaving their ends free, comprising holding the free ends in position, andfastening the mesh near the beads to a member forming a mounting.

11. 'A mesh made of substantially parallel cords, beads including plastic holding'the cords in position throughout a portion of their lengths and leaving their ends free, and means for holding the free ends in position so that the meshmay be placed in permanent position by attachment near the beads.

12. A cylinder, a mesh comprising cords having beads throughout part of the length of thecords leaving the ends free, and means for holding the cord ends on the ends of the cylinder so as to mount the mesh on the cylinder body.

13. The method of mounting about a cylinder a mesh comprising cords having beads throughout part of the length of the cords leaving the ends free, comprising placing the mesh on the cylinder with thefree ends of the cords extending beyond the end of the cylinder turning the free ends of the cords approximately radially on the cylinder end, and fastening and covering the cord ends on the cylinder end.

14. The method of mounting in a frame a mesh made of substantially parallel cords having beads including plastic holding the cords in position throughout a portion of their lengths and leaving their ends free, comprising fastening the free ends of the cords to the frame, and applying a zig-zag thread to hold together the abutting edges of the mesh.

The method of mounting in a frame a mesh made of substantially parallel cords crossed throughout a portion of their lengths and having beads including plastic holding the cords in position at their crossing points but leaving the cord ends free, comprising cutting away portions of the mesh, fastening to the frame the free ends of the cords so as to bring into contact the out edges and applying a zigzag thread to'hold together the abutting cut edges. 7

16. The method of mounting about a cylinder a mesh comprising cords having beads throughout part of the length of the cords leaving the ends free, comprising placing the mesh on the cylinder with the free ends of the cords extending beyond the ends of the cylinder, fastening together in pairs adjacent ends, turning the ends approximately radially on the cylinder end, and fixing the fastened ends to the cylinder and at the same time covering the fastened ends.

17. A, device comprising a. foundation member and a mesh made of substantially parallel cords havingv beads including plastic holding the cords in position throughout a portion of their lengths V and leaving their ends free, means for fastening the free ends of the cords to the foundation member, and means for holding together the edges of the mesh.

ALFRED F. REILLY. 

